Thomas Geisbert, US Army Medical Research, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort DetrickREFERENCE: Lancet 2006;367:1399 April 29th, 2006-05-26 A vaccine developed against the Marburg virus has now been reported in the Lancet to have kept monkeys alive when used after …

John Schiller, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda The human papilloma virus vaccine, which is currently being tested in the prevention of cervical cancer, brings together both infectious disease and cancer. Delegates at the ICAAC conference heard an update on …

Louis Bourgeois, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Among the various experiences when visiting a developing country: there’s amazement at the sounds and the colour; delight at the warmth of the people and the climate; but also, unfortunately, travelers’ diarrhea. But the …